DesignSingapore Council

President’s Design Award turns 20: Cute tableware, heartland church and ground-breaking S’pore design

The awards have been a way to showcase innovation in designing for Singapore’s unique context.

President’s Design Award turns 20: Look back at 15 memorable winners

The President’s Design Award is Singapore’s highest honour for designers and designs across all disciplines.

Walking on water: Seeing Singapore anew after a job switch to design

The writer has become much struck by the pervasiveness of design, whether in the national narrative or our personal lives.

BookTalk: Atelier Hoko co-founder Clara Koh recommends design books

Artist and designer Clara Koh, co-founder of independent research laboratory Atelier Hoko, is inspired by books by Bruno Munari and Georges Perec.

PHOTO: ATELIER HOKO

Design News: Harvey Norman opens at Lot One, design a Smeg fridge, Gardens by the Bay’s rose display

The grand opening of Harvey Norman at Lot One. The store is spread across 1,300 sq m on Level 3 of the neighbourhood mall.

Why it’s time Singapore has a Design Museum

Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong recently announced the possibly establishing a Design Museum at the historic St Joseph’s Institution site.

Singapore designers celebrate SG60 in Milan with Future Impact showcase

Crowds at the opening event of Future Impact 3: Design Nation on Monday April 8, 2025. PHOTO: Stefano Masse

Old SJI building could house new Singapore Design Museum

St Joseph's Institution building was the former site of the Singapore Art Museum.

Where AI meets design: Leveraging the unfamiliar as a business differentiator

Professor Tai Lee Siang, deputy president and chief innovation and enterprise officer at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). The veteran architect and urban designer by training believes that if AI is used cleverly, it can speedily cut through many unknowns.

How do we go from everyday creative thinking to ground-breaking?

Our youths excel in standardised tests on creativity, but feel inadequate to tackle unstructured tasks that require the same skill., says the writer.

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